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Bessarabian S. (gr. 3)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $151,110
  • Date: November 24, 2012
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:41 PM
1 Magic Broomstick Margin: 1ΒΌ TrueNicks: A++ $90,666

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Mare | More Than Ready   - Special Brush, Broad Brush

  • Breeder:C. J. Hesse, Inc.
  • Owner: Sam-Son Farms
  • Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
  • Jockey: Emma-Jayne Wilson

Sire: More Than Ready  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 2 years. 17 starts, 7 wins, $1,026,229. Lifetime: 1016 yearlings sold, median $80,000.

Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2007 Select Yearling Sale, $110,000.

2 Wyomia Margin: neck TrueNicks: A $30,222

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Vindication - Beyond the Sun, Kingmambo

  • Breeder:Marilyn Seltzer and Edward Seltzer
  • Owner: Seltzer, Edward A. and Anderson, Beverly S.
  • Trainer: Daniel J. Vella
  • Jockey: Justin Stein

Sire: Vindication, Dark Bay or Brown, 2000. Raced 1 years. 4 starts, 4 wins, $680,950. Lifetime: 231 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Kingmambo, Bay, 1990.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $145,000.

3 Atlantic Hurricane Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A+ $15,111

2007 | Chestnut Mare | Halo's Image - It's the Cats Meow, Stormy Atlantic  

  • Breeder:Joseph J. DiGrazia & Thomas J. DiGrazia
  • Owner: McLellan, B. and R., Hollick, C. and Simon, S.
  • Trainer: Stuart C. Simon
  • Jockey: Luis Contreras

Sire: Halo's Image, Dark Bay or Brown, 1991. Raced 5 years. 26 starts, 9 wins, $549,891. Lifetime: 162 yearlings sold, median $12,750.

Broodmare Sire: Stormy Atlantic  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1994.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, $115,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $21,000.

Time: 1:22.29   Track: Fast

Others: Moment of Majesty, $10,074; Miss Inclined, $3,022; Her Smile, $1,511; Silent Serenity, $1,511; Roxy Gap, $2,015; Stars to Shine, $403.

Scratched: Actionontwo; Forest Uproar.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Magic BroomstickEmma-Jayne WilsonMalcolm Pierce
2WyomiaJustin SteinDaniel J. Vella
3Atlantic HurricaneLuis ContrerasStuart C. Simon
4Moment of MajestyGerry OlguinSue Leslie
5Miss InclinedJermaine V. BridgmohanMalcolm Pierce
6Her SmileJesse M. CampbellSean Smullen
7Silent SerenityEmile RamsammyRenico E. Lafond
8Roxy GapPatrick HusbandsMark E. Casse
9Stars to ShineTodd KabelMark R. Frostad

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
8 Magic BroomstickEmma-Jayne Wilson$9.60$5.30$3.30
9 WyomiaJustin Stein$10.60$5.30
3 Atlantic HurricaneLuis Contreras$3.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (8-9)$114.00
$2.00 Trifecta (8-9-3)$409.80
$2.00 Superfecta (8-9-3-1)$2,150.80

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